Bypassing Istanbul: Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and commercial transport can bypass the traffic bottlenecks of the Bosphorus and central Marmara region. This seamlessly connects the Middle Corridor rail networks entering Türkiye from the Caucasus directly to European highways via the Thrace region. Aligned with the Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor, the bridge promotes a continuous trade route stretching from Beijing to London, avoiding transit delays through sanctioned routes or constrained southern passages

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1915 Çanakkale Bridge and Motorway Project comprises 89 km of motorway including the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge and 12 km of access roads stretching between Malkara and Çanakkale. The Project constitutes a segment of the 325-km-long Kınalı-Tekirdağ-Çanakkale-Savaştepe Motorway Project. The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in northwestern Turkey is the world's longest suspension bridge. Spanning the Dardanelles strait, it connects Europe and Asia with a record-breaking 2,023-meter main span.